Political party – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:43:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Political party – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 No Political Party in Nigeria Has a Complete Member Register, says INEC https://www.theinfostride.com/no-political-party-in-nigeria-has-a-complete-member-register-says-inec/ https://www.theinfostride.com/no-political-party-in-nigeria-has-a-complete-member-register-says-inec/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:00:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379658 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that no political party in Nigeria possesses a complete register of its members. This revelation was made by INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, during a media interaction in Benin City. Yakubu challenged any political party that claims to have a complete register to produce it, highlighting that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/no-political-party-in-nigeria-has-a-complete-member-register-says-inec/feed/ 0 Still on Fayemi and Ekiti Politics by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/still-on-fayemi-and-ekiti-politics-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/still-on-fayemi-and-ekiti-politics-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 28 May 2023 16:46:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347834 On July 29, 1966, Adekunle Fajuyi, a Lieutenant Colonel, and Military Governor of Western Nigeria, staked his life, when some revenge-seeking counter-coupists came for the head of Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s military ruler. Aguiyi-Ironsi was on a visit to the region; and the governor told the coupists that they’d not kill his guest in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/still-on-fayemi-and-ekiti-politics-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Nigeria, Political Choices and Consequences by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-political-choices-and-consequences-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-political-choices-and-consequences-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 21 Aug 2022 20:53:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331039 To those who have been asking for my views on the last Osun governorship election, let me confess that the keenly contested election is a story worth telling. Deservingly so, yours sincerely will give a bird’s-eye view at an appropriate time. Soon! Surely! That said, there is something about political orientation in Nigeria, which is [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-political-choices-and-consequences-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Takeaways from Oyetola’s Tour of Osun Local Government Areas https://www.theinfostride.com/takeaways-from-oyetolas-tour-of-osun-local-government-areas/ https://www.theinfostride.com/takeaways-from-oyetolas-tour-of-osun-local-government-areas/#respond Sat, 26 Feb 2022 20:39:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=319363 The strategic engagement tour, recently embarked upon by Governor Gboyega Oyetola, to all the Local Governments Areas (LGAs) in Osun State, was a veritable look-back mechanism, which afforded him a rare empirical assessment of the public administration journey so far. It was a good opportunity to have a peep at the status of his performance [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/takeaways-from-oyetolas-tour-of-osun-local-government-areas/feed/ 0 Osun: Progress in Spite of Fractured Politics – Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-progress-in-spite-of-fractured-politics-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-progress-in-spite-of-fractured-politics-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sat, 29 Jan 2022 20:20:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=317531 In the last three years, the alleged hostilities between Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State and Rauf Aregbesola, his predecessor in office, stayed only in the realm of speculations. But, a week or two ago, the cat was eventually let out of the bag when the Minister of the Federal Republic openly confessed that there [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-progress-in-spite-of-fractured-politics-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 We Will Give Account For Our Time In Govt — Gbajabiamila To APC https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-give-account-for-our-time-in-govt-gbajabiamila-to-apc/ https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-give-account-for-our-time-in-govt-gbajabiamila-to-apc/#respond Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:30:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=298063 Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has reminded the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the platform will give account for its leadership of Nigeria. The Lagos federal lawmaker spoke on Monday in Abuja at the 2021 Progressives Youth Conference. Gbajabiamila stressed that the party needed to identify competent people both at home and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-give-account-for-our-time-in-govt-gbajabiamila-to-apc/feed/ 0 Join A Political Party, Don’t Depend On Protests – Cubana Chiefpriest https://www.theinfostride.com/join-a-political-party-dont-depend-on-protests-cubana-chiefpriest/ https://www.theinfostride.com/join-a-political-party-dont-depend-on-protests-cubana-chiefpriest/#respond Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:00:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=285238 Popular socialite, Cubana Chiefpriest has come out to reveal that he is now a card-carrying member of APC. The celebrity barman recently flaunted a video showing the moment he was presented with his official APC membership card, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, he supports APC with his full chest, and he needs [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/join-a-political-party-dont-depend-on-protests-cubana-chiefpriest/feed/ 0 We Will Never Connive With Political Parties To Rig Elections – INEC https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-never-connive-with-political-parties-to-rig-elections-inec/ Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:18:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=242417 The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has come out to say it has and will never collaborate with any political party or institution to rig Nigeria’s electoral process. According to INEC, it does not make sense for the commission to go against what it was established for. This is coming after PDP accused INEC of [...]

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]]> We Need A Political Party In Nigeria – Female Politicians https://www.theinfostride.com/we-need-a-political-party-in-nigeria-female-politicians/ Thu, 28 Nov 2019 10:59:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=242005 Female politicians want the establishment of a unique political party for Nigerian women who are interested in politics. According to them, this move will boost their participation in governance and their representation in politics. They believe this kind of political party would be a good platform for women to contest and win elections in the [...]

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]]> We Do Not Monitor Salt, Rice Sharing By Political Parties – INEC https://www.theinfostride.com/we-do-not-monitor-salt-rice-sharing-by-political-parties-inec/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 20:09:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=239512 aThe Independent National Electoral Commission is not responsible for the monitoring of the sharing of salt, rice and other commodities by political parties during political campaigns according to the Head, INEC’s Department of Voter Education and Publicity in Bayelsa State, Wilfred Ifogah. Ifogah said this as a reaction to an allegation of bribing voters by [...]

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]]> PDP Is A Useless Political Party – Lauretta Onochie https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-is-a-useless-political-party-lauretta-onochie/ Sun, 28 Apr 2019 15:34:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=231650 Unhappy with the statement made by PDP chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, Buhari’s social media aide, Mrs Lauretta Onochie has referred to PDP a ‘useless’ party. Remember that the President traveled to the UK on a private visit, just after he commissioned some developmental projects made by Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima last week. Hearing about [...]

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]]> 2019 Elections: Court Reserves Judgement in Suit determining Adebutu’s Candidature https://www.theinfostride.com/2019-elections-court-reserves-judgement-in-suit-determining-adebutus-candidature/ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 20:51:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228121 The Presiding Judge of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta of Ogun State, Justice Abubakar Shittu, has reserved judgement for Wednesday, March 6, 2019 in the suit filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Senator Buruji Kashamu and others to determine whether the State or National Executive of a political party is entitled by [...]

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]]> Supporting A Political Party Should Not Reduce Your Love For Your Country – Rita Dominic https://www.theinfostride.com/supporting-a-political-party-should-not-reduce-your-love-for-your-country-rita-dominic/ Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:06:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=227201 Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic is really concerned about some of her twitter political friends. The beautiful megastar is confused as to how a likeness for a political party can make some people forget about the passion for their country. She also spoke about how some Nigerians totally lose their home training all because of politics. [...]

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]]> The Spirit Of Citizens Will Decide Our Democracy – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/the-spirit-of-citizens-will-decide-our-democracy-buhari/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:10:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=227064 President Muhammadu Buhari, who signed one more peace accord with other presidential candidates recently was heard saying even though there are so many political parties to be voted for on Saturday, the real party is the country, Nigeria. He also said the elections in our nation “are important only to the extent that they make [...]

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]]> PDP Will Not Disrupt Rallies – Paul Ekpo https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-will-not-disrupt-rallies-paul-ekpo/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:32:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=225753 The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom has said that the party would not send anybody or its agents to tamper with rallies of other political parties in the state. Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Paul Ekpo, said during a press conference in Uyo on Sunday. His words “We hereby [...]

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]]> PDP Is A Solid Political Party Founded By Our Founding Fathers – Uche Secondus https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-is-a-solid-political-party-founded-by-our-founding-fathers-uche-secondus/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 23:34:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=199119 Uche Secondus has said that the group that was recently launched by former President Olusegun Obasanjo is not a threat to the party. Secondus said that Nigerians are ready to vote out President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC). Secondus also said “We vowed not to repeat the order of imposition, and we have [...]

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]]> Nigerians Should Be Allowed To Chose Their Next President – Setonji David https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerians-should-be-allowed-to-chose-their-next-president-setonji-david/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 06:31:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=197666 Mr Setonji David has said that APC-led Federal Government was still doing far better than the PDP did in the country. “I want to assure that in 2019, APC will still be in power at the national level. We don’t rule out the fact that there are issues just like past governments. “APC is still [...]

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]]> PDP Is A Political Party That Is Trying To Organize Itself Again – Samuel Nwanosike https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-is-a-political-party-that-is-trying-to-organize-itself-again-samuel-nwanosike/ Sun, 03 Dec 2017 14:50:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=191215 The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rubbished as false allegations that Governor Nyesom Wike was sponsoring former acting National Chairrman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus to emerge the new national chairman of the party. Mr Samuel Nwanosike said that the allegation was totally untrue, stressing that the winner of the election would be determined [...]

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]]> Bode George Has The Maturity To Lead PDP – Ebenezer Babatope https://www.theinfostride.com/bode-george-has-the-maturity-to-lead-pdp-ebenezer-babatope/ Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:02:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=184884 Chief Olabode George, on Friday said he remains the best candidate to be the next chairman of the party. “Our party needs a rescue. Our party needs redemption. Our party deserves a balanced, experienced, tested, trusted and a faithful hand. “Our party needs a team player and a unifying leadership. Our party needs stability. “Here [...]

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]]> African People’s Party Now A Nigerian Political Party https://www.theinfostride.com/african-peoples-party-now-a-nigerian-political-party/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:06:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178784 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered an additional party, the African People’s Party (APP), bring the number of registered parties in the country to 46. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu told the world exactly this while swearing in nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Wednesday in Abuja. “The Commission yesterday issued Certificate [...]

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]]> APC is Alive, not Divided or in Electoral Trouble – South-South Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-is-alive-not-divided-or-in-electoral-trouble-south-south-leaders/ Mon, 07 Aug 2017 19:49:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177142 All Progressives Congress (APC) South-South leaders recently showered encomium on the party’s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun for broadening the vision of the party beyond winning the presidency and majority of the states. “APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is carrying out effectively the functions and duties of the office of the national chairman. He [...]

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]]> Raymond Dokpesi Unveils New Political Party https://www.theinfostride.com/raymond-dokpesi-unveils-new-political-party/ Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:51:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=167711 Former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Raymond Dokpesi has teamed up with other politicians to unveil a new political party, the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA). In an event currently going on at the Reiz Continental Hotels in Abuja, the founder of DAAR Communications has joined other disgruntled members of the crisis-hit PDP [...]

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]]> No Political Party Can Be Bigger Than APC – Segun Oni https://www.theinfostride.com/no-political-party-can-be-bigger-than-apc-segun-oni/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:25:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154297 The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Segun Oni, has said that no political party can be bigger than the APC. Oni said the speculated ‘mega party’ being planned by some politicians to sack the APC in 2019 is dead on arrival. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, January 18, the former [...]

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]]> Ali Modu Sheriff Sworn In As New PDP Chairman https://www.theinfostride.com/ali-modu-sheriff-sworn-in-as-new-pdp-chairman/ Wed, 17 Feb 2016 23:12:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=120778 Former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff has been sworn in as the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sheriff was sworn in yesterday, February 16, 2016, after being ratified by the PDP National Caucus and other stakeholders within the opposition party. A member of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) had earlier [...]

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]]> #Leadership > No Matter How Hard Tinubu Tries, He Can Never Be In The Same Class As Awolowo – Tunde Bakare https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-no-matter-how-hard-tinubu-tries-he-can-never-be-in-the-same-class-as-awolowo-tunde-bakare/ Sun, 13 Sep 2015 13:30:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-no-matter-how-hard-tinubu-tries-he-can-never-be-in-the-same-class-as-awolowo-tunde-bakare/ Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Tunde Bakare, has said a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, does not belong in the same class with the former Premier of Western Region, Obafemi Awolowo, and does not deserve to take the place of the late sage as the leader of the [...]

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]]> PDP Promises Improved Welfare For Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-promises-improved-welfare-for-nigerians/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-promises-improved-welfare-for-nigerians/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:21:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11281 The Peoples Democratic Party on Jan 17 pledged to improve the welfare of Nigerians by remaining united and supporting government’s transformation agenda. . Mr Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, made this promise in a statement issued in Abuja. . He re-emphasised that the interest of the people was apex to every [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-promises-improved-welfare-for-nigerians/feed/ 1 I’ve Not Resigned – Bamanga Tukur https://www.theinfostride.com/ive-not-resigned-bamanga-tukur/ Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:24:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=10736 The embattled chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur, Wednesday, made a surprise appearance at the party’s Board of Trustees meeting in Abuja saying he has not resigned his position at all. . Alhaji Tukur who walked into the Banquet hall of the Presidential villa at about 7:50 said he was not a sort [...]

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]]> Reason Why Obasanjo Can’t Leave PDP —Bamanga Tukur https://www.theinfostride.com/reason-why-obasanjo-cant-leave-pdp-bamanga-tukur/ https://www.theinfostride.com/reason-why-obasanjo-cant-leave-pdp-bamanga-tukur/#comments Sat, 11 Jan 2014 23:51:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=10110 The response of Alhaji Bamangar Tukur, PDP National Chairman, to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter. . “It is an honour that you deemed it fit and proper to intimate me with an issue important to your mind and our party in the South-west zone. It is my wish and prayer that such cordial and positive [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/reason-why-obasanjo-cant-leave-pdp-bamanga-tukur/feed/ 1 “Don’t Quit PDP”, Bamanga Tukur To Obasanjo https://www.theinfostride.com/dont-quit-pdp-bamanga-tukur-to-obasanjo/ Sat, 11 Jan 2014 20:36:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=10095 National chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on saturday, pleaded with former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to quit the political party. . Obasanjo had in a one-page letter dated 7 January, 2014 to Tukur, said he would, temporarily, cease to be a member of the party by withdrawing from its activities at the local, [...]

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